NA, Senate to convene today one after the other with ‘constitutional package’ likely to be tabled – Pakistan
In what is an unusual development for a Sunday, both the National Assembly and Senate sessions will convene today one after the other, with the highly anticipated but closely guarded ‘constitutional package’ expected to be on the agenda. It is unusual for parliament to convene on a weekend, as it usually only happens in budget […]
Alfred ends perfect season, Duplantis reigns supreme – Sport
BRUSSELS: Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred completed her perfect season at the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday, while Sweden’s undisputed pole vault king Armand Duplantis brought the curtain down on an unbeaten season with another fantastic victory and Jakob Ingebrigtsen secured victory in the 1,500 metres to make up for his Paris […]
‘Constitutional package’ delayed for magic number
• Dar reveals amendment to Article 63-A, formation of constitutional courts, ‘technical’ extension to CEC • Govt to table amendments in National Assembly, Senate today; also intends to gain presidential assent • Insider claims numbers game ‘sorted’ in both houses, cites ‘strategic reasons’ behind delay ISLAMABAD: The proposed constitutional package — a closely guarded secret […]
Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honours – Sport
KAMPALA: Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was buried Saturday with full military honours at her ancestral place in Uganda’s northeast. Cheptegei, 33, returned to her home in the highlands of western Kenya, an area popular with international runners for its […]
Haiti confirms 24 killed in ‘horrible’ gas truck blast – World
A fuel truck explosion on a road in Haiti’s southern peninsula on Saturday killed 24 people and left half of the 40 injured survivors with third-degree burns, the government said. Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the site, near the coastal city of Miragoane in the department of Nippes, and said some of the most […]
Tense calm prevails in Tirah after clashes between security forces, militants – Pakistan
KHYBER: A tense calm prevailed in the Tirah Valley on Friday, mostly in the areas bordering the Orakzai district, after an intense exchange of fire took place between the security forces and armed militants on Thursday since a counterinsurgency operation was launched in the region on August 20. Sources in the region told Dawn that […]
Jacobabad polio worker in sexual assault case expelled from home by husband – Pakistan
SUKKUR: The female polio worker, who was sexually assaulted four days ago in Allah Bakhsh Jakhrani village in Jacobabad, was declared ‘Kari’ by her husband, who drove her out of his home and snatched her three children from her on Saturday after she confirmed in her statement before a judge a day ago that she […]
Biden, Starmer defer Ukraine missiles plan to UNGA session – World
WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with Nato. On Saturday, Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each in a deal brokered by the […]
Trump sharpens anti-migrant attacks as both candidates visit key states – World
RANCHO VERDES: Donald Trump doubled down on Friday on his anti-migrant attacks despite facing criticism for amplifying a conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants, as he and election rival Kamala Harris took their presidential campaigns to swing states on opposite sides of the United States. Trump, 78, promised “large deportations” from the Ohio town at the […]
Six ‘years’ jail sought for Italy’s deputy PM – World
ROME: Italian prosecutors on Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister, for blocking migrants from disembarking at an Italian port in 2019. Salvini, a partner in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition, is on trial for alleged deprivation of liberty and abuse of office for keeping 147 migrants at […]